GDR championships in biathlon 1978

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Klaus Siebert and Frank Ullrich at the shooting range during the 20 kilometer race

The GDR biathlon championships were held for the 20th time in 1978 and took place in Oberhof from January 16 to 18 . As also internationally, biathlon rifles in caliber 5.6 × 15 mm R were used for the first time . As in the previous year, Klaus Siebert won the sprint and for the first time the individual. He won the titles in all three competitions. For the fifth time in a row and for the eleventh time in total, the SG Dynamo Zinnwald became relay champions.

Single (20 km)

space athlete society Shooting error time
1 Klaus Siebert SG Dynamo Zinnwald 1 1: 11: 52.10
2 Eberhard Rösch SG Dynamo Zinnwald 4th 1: 14: 02.13
3 Manfred Beer SG Dynamo Zinnwald 3 1: 14: 57.43
4th Frank Ullrich ASK forward Oberhof 6th 1: 15: 16.84
5 Hendrik Schottstädt ASK forward Oberhof - 1: 15: 22.50
6th Manfred Geyer ASK forward Oberhof 4th 1: 16: 27.27

February 16, 1978

Sprint (10 km)

space athlete society Shooting error time
1 Klaus Siebert SG Dynamo Zinnwald 1 34: 35.2
2 Frank Ullrich ASK forward Oberhof 4th 34: 55.1
3 Jürgen Grundler ASK forward Oberhof 4th 35: 12.2
4th Olaf Weisflog SG Dynamo Zinnwald 1 35: 16.7
5 Eberhard Rösch SG Dynamo Zinnwald 2 35: 20.5
6th Steffen Thierfelder SG Dynamo Zinnwald 4th 35: 41.3

Relay (3 × 7.5 km)

space society athlete Shooting error time
1 SG Dynamo Zinnwald I Manfred Beer
Klaus Siebert
Eberhard Rösch 		2 1:34:01
2 ASK forward Oberhof I Mathias Jung
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Geyer 		3 1:36:01
3 SG Dynamo Zinnwald II Gerold Eichhorn
Steffen Thierfelder
Veit Schirmer 		3 1:38:40

literature

  • Manfred Seifert: The year of sport 1979 . Sportverlag Berlin, 1978, ISSN  0232-2137 , p. 176 .

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